Submission Form: "Resilience and Connection: Artistic Explorations of Mental Health"
Event Overview

Resilience and Connection: Artistic explorations of mental health is a community art showcase, brought to you by CMHA Hamilton, the McMaster Community Research Platform, Centre [3], the McMaster Student Wellness Centre, the McMaster Museum of Art, and the Advanced Research on Mental Health and Society (ARMS) initiative.
Hamilton, ON residents are invited to submit artistic work in the form of paintings, collage, photography, digital illustrations, or poetry, that reflect your personal mental wellness journeys, based on one of the themes listed below. Selected artwork will be showcased alongside student artistic works during CMHA Hamilton's Mental Health Week in May 2023.

This exhibit aims to initiate discussions on mental health challenges and act as a powerful physical representation of an artist-centred self-discovery process. The goal is to reduce stigma associated with mental health issues and provide a channel where artists, photographers and poets feel comfortable sharing personal struggles, which is an important first step towards improving mental wellness.

Submission Guidelines

All submissions must meet the following guidelines:
  • Canvas/photo/digital art dimensions: 16" x 20" OR 11" x 14" (other canvas dimensions may not be able to be mounted)
  • Maximum poem length: 25 lines
  • A copy of either this submission form or the PDF/physical version must be provided.
  • A copy of the artwork must also be provided at, or shortly after, the time of submission.
Artwork that is submitted earlier than the deadline may be used in promotional material, so early submission is appreciated and encouraged; Artwork may be submitted either via email (artsubmissions@cmhahamilton.ca) or dropped off in-person at 131 John St S in Hamilton.

Digital submissions should be no larger than 10 MB total if sending via email; For those submitting digitally, if selected for the showcase, you will be able to submit a higher quality version prior to the showcase.

All submissions are due no later than 11:59pm on Wednesday, April 11th, 2023.

NOTE: If you are submitting more than one piece of art, you will need to fill out a separate form for each submission.
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Full Name *
Email Address
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Preferred Pronouns
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If selected, can we display your name beside your artwork? *
Theme for submission:
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What type of artwork are you submitting?
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What size is your artwork? (This question does not apply to those submitting poetry) *
Are you submitting more than one piece of artwork for consideration to the showcase?
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Would you be open to speaking at a launch event during CMHA Hamilton's Mental Health Week in May about your artwork/journey? (Optional)
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Title of artwork (Optional)
Artist statement (Maximum 150 words; This question is optional for poetry submission, and you can type "N/A" if you don't want to include an artist statement; A statement is required for all other types of submission) *
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